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02-04-2011, 01:52 PM
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Best Victory over Males
We might have done this before, and even I might have started it, but I was in the mood for one of those threads.
 Rank the victories below, extra credit given to those who state why. - Rags to Riches Belmont Stakes - Rachel Alexandra Preakness - Rachel Alexandra Haskell - Rachel Alexandra Woodward - Zenyatta BC Classic 
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02-04-2011, 01:55 PM
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Those are in order. Rags beat Curlin. Rachel's others go in order from distance to general impressiveness. Zenyatta beat an interesting group but nothing spectacular.
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don't run out of ammo. Last edited by Clip-Clop : 02-04-2011 at 01:57 PM. Reason: extra credit
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02-04-2011, 03:49 PM
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Oh, fun one, Sightseek!
Rags' Belmont was so great to watch when she and Curlin both kicked away from the rest of the field and went head-to-head the whole way down the stretch, but it was very slow and Hard Spun and Curlin ran well in both the Derby and Preakness and I think were a bit tired, while Rags had the benefit of a rest. That was a fun Belmont- almost as good for me as Big Brown's, which was great not for the lame race, but for spending a nice day with FGFan.  I think I'd give it to Rachel's Preakness. Honest pace, large field, outside post and she'd also run two weeks (and one day) previous.
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02-04-2011, 02:04 PM
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02-04-2011, 10:33 PM
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Belmont, Classic, Haskell, Preakness, Woodward. Rags beat the best group in the Belmont. Hard Spun and Curlin, both very very good horses. Zenyatta beat a bunch of G1 winners and did it with style. It was not the best group, but a lot better then anything Rachel beat in her 3 trys. The Haskell was Rachels best race IMO. Summer Bird and Munnings were both OK at the time. That Preakness was bad, and Mine That Bird who is and was a slug put in a giant run at her. Other then Rachel, easily the worse Woodward I can remember. Macho Again was trash and so was everyone else in that race.
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02-04-2011, 10:51 PM
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I think his last 2 races that year really proved he was special. The trip in the Belmont was a joke, no telling what could have been. One could argue he was best in the Derby.
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02-04-2011, 10:57 PM
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That crop freaking sucked Joey.
Relative to most recent years however, I can see why you might be confused and say something like Hard Spun was unlucky to come along in that crop.
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02-04-2011, 11:06 PM
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Im not confused and I am comparing to the recent crops. Super Saver and MTB winning Derby, and those big 3 came along in the same year. Thats all Im saying.
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02-04-2011, 10:58 PM
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